The teams were divided into eight districts (I-VIII). There were eleven groups in total, as three districts were divided into two groups (II A, II B, IV A, IV B, VA, VB). Compared to the previous year there were smaller regroupings of teams. In a normal game round with two legs, the winners of the groups should be determined. The occupation of Norway in the Second World War by the German Reich led to the termination of the season on April 9, 1940. No more championship finals were played. So there was no Norwegian champion this year. Up until the 1947/48 season, the game was stopped in Norway.